SOLUTION: A man traveling 40 miles finds that by traveling one more mile per hour he would make a journey in 2 hours less time. How many miles per hour did he actually travel?
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Question 198440: A man traveling 40 miles finds that by traveling one more mile per hour he would make a journey in 2 hours less time. How many miles per hour did he actually travel?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
st=d
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st=40
(s+1)(t-2)=40
st+t-2s-2=40
st+t-2s=42
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t=40/s
s * 40/s + 40/s - 2s = 42
40 + 40/s - 2s = 42
40/s - 2s = 2
40-2s^2=2s
-2s^2-2s+40=0
2s^2+2s-40=0
s^2+s-20=0
(s+5)(s-4)=0
s=4 mph
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